The Handshake

By Ella Al-Shamahi and Al-Shamahi Ella

Book Overview

Friends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees - and it's not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich and surprising history. So let's join palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi as she embarks on a funny and fascinating voyage of discovery - from the handshake's origins (at least seven million years ago) all the way to its sudden disappearance in March 2020. Drawing on new research, anthropological insights and first-hand experience, she'll reveal how this most friendly of gestures has played a role in everything from meetings with uncontacted tribes to political assassinations - and what it tells us about the enduring power of human contact.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788167813
• ISBN13: 9781788167819
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"